NATURAL PERCUSSION
An exhaustive set of 55 orchestral percussion instruments, recorded at Studio 22, Budapest. PERCUSSION offers superb balance between precision and ambience, and the range and playability to meet the needs of any orchestral production task. It also provides an outstanding percussion set for pop and electronic genres.
IMPECCABLE INSTRUMENTS
From the first sample to the final control, every element was created in meticulous detail.
FEATURES
PERCUSSION offers powerful performance features and a wide range of both essential and exotic percussion instruments.
RESONANCE SIMULATION
PERCUSSION uses a unique sampling and playback system for unprecedented realism. Drum Head Resonance Simulation (DHRS) intelligently switches between recordings of strikes on still drum heads and recordings with resonating drum heads. This allows round-robin sets that recreate the real-world sound of played drums, adjusting for style and performance.
55 INSTRUMENTS, 7 KITS
This diverse palette of percussion instruments offers symphonic classics like timpani, snare, and concert toms, alongside tuned percussion like celesta, marimba, and vibraphone, and even playful hand percussion like agogo, jawbone, temple blocks, and much more. Each instrument can be played individually or as one of seven smartly combined kits.
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AVAILABLE IN TWO VERSIONS
Both SYMPHONY SERIES and SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS versions are built from the same recordings and have the same intuitive interface. The full-featured SERIES version offers exhaustive depth and nuance, while the ESSENTIALS version provides the same quality in a lightweight package.
SYMPHONY SERIES – PERCUSSION
The full-sized set of professional scoring tools. SYMPHONY SERIES – PERCUSSION offers flexibility, versatility, and a creative workflow. With 55 individual percussion instruments, five separate mic mixes, on-board effects, and ergonomic controls, it’s the precision set of tools needed to cover any scoring task, from film to games to studio.
- 29 GB (compressed)
- 55 recorded instruments
- 66 NKIs, including 7 Kits
- Tremolo, Crescendo Roll, Flam, Edge variations and FX articulations
- Drum Head Resonance Simulation
- 5 microphone mixes including spot microphone, with Mixer page
- Effects page with EQ, Reverb, Compression, and Filter
SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS – PERCUSSION
SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS – PERCUSSION offers the same professional sound in a compact library of the 18 most important percussion instruments. A wide range of articulations, powerful performance features, on-board effects, and a unified workflow make this an essential tool for composers and producers of all genres.
- 4 GB (compressed)
- 18 recorded instruments
- 21 NKIs, including 1 Kit
- Tremolo, Crescendo Roll, Flam, Edge variations and FX articulations
- Drum Head Resonance Simulation
- 1 stereo microphone mix, no Mixer page
- Effects page with EQ, Reverb, Compression, and Filter
CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH SONUSCORE
Sonuscore was founded in 2012 as a label of the award-winning music and sound production studio Dynamedion. They have previously partnered with Native Instruments to create ACTION STRIKES, ACTION STRINGS and EMOTIVE STRINGS.
THE FULL SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA
The SYMPHONY SERIES – COLLECTION is a definitive portfolio of orchestral instruments, played and recorded by some the world’s finest musicians and audio engineers. They are conceived, built, and optimized for KONTAKT by Native Instruments in Berlin. All SYMPHONY SERIES instruments share an intuitive signature interface, for a uniform workflow.
The SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS – COLLECTION utilizes the same recordings, design, and workflow as the SYMPHONY SERIES, with streamlined libraries and sets of articulations, reduced hard drive footprint, and lower price point, perfect for less complex production requirements.
INCLUDED IN COLLECTOR’S EDITION
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RECORDINGS
RECORDED SECTIONS SYMPHONY SERIES - PERCUSSION
DRUMS
Bass Drum 1
Bass Drum 2
Field Drum Off
Field Drum
Rototom 1
Rototom 2
Rototom 3
Snare 1 off
Snare 1
Snare 2 off
Snare 2
Snare 3 off
Snare 3
Timbale High
Timbale Low
Tom 1
Tom 2
Tom 3
Tom 4
Tom Ensemble
RECORDES SECTIONS SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS - PERCUSSION
DRUMS
Bass Drum 1
Field Drum off
Field Drum
Snare 1 off
Snare 1
Snare 2 off
Snare 2
Tom 1
Tom 2
Tom 3
TUNED PERCUSSION
Celesta
Crotales
Glockenspiel
Low Piano Hits
Marimba
Timpani
Tubular Bells
Vibraphone
Xylophone
TUNED PERCUSSION
Glockenspiel
Marimba
Timpani
Xylophone
CYMBALS
Cymbal 1
Cymbal 2
Finger Cymbals
Gong 1
Gong 2
Piatti
Sizzle Cymbal
TamTam
CYMBALS
Cymbal 1
Cymbal 2
Gong
TamTam
METAL
Agogo
Anvil
Chimes
Cowbells
Gankogui
Mark Tree
Ships Bell
Sleigh Bells
Tambourines
Triangle
METAL
Tambourines
Triangle
WOOD
Cabasa
Castanets
Claves
Guiro
Jawbone
Rain Stick
Ratchet
Shakers
Sticks
Temple Blocks
Vibraslap
Woodblocks
WOOD
Shakers
KITS
Big Hits Kit
Cymbals Kit
FX Drones Kit
Orchestral Percussion Kit
Snares Kit
Toms Kit
Toys Kit
KITS
Orchestral Percussion Kit
MICROPHONE SETUP
Far
2 DPA 4006
Mid
3 Neumann U89,
2 DPA 4011
Close
2 Neumann U89
Spot Mics
(various)
Neumann U89, Neumann TLM 170, Neumann KM84, AKG D224
LOCATION
Studio 22, Budapest
EQUIPMENT
Solid State Logic AXIOM MT+ and ProTools HDX Version 12 HD with 3x HD I/O
CONTENT
SYMPHONY SERIES - PERCUSSION
Size
29 GB after lossless ncw compression
Articulations
Up to 7 per instrument including:
Crescendo Rolls, Edge Variations, Flam, FX, Release Sample Muted, Tremolo
Number of Recorded Instruments
55
Number of NKIs
66, including 7 Kits
Microphone mixes
4 - Close, Medium, Far, Spot and Stereo Master Mix with independent mixing, routing, panning and loading.
SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS - PERCUSSION
Size
4 GB after lossless ncw compression
Articulations
Up to 7 per instrument including:
Crescendo Rolls, Edge Variations, Flam, FX, Release Sample Muted, Tremolo
Number of Recorded Instruments
18
Number of NKIs
21, including 1 Kit
Microphone mixes
1 Stereo Master Mix
INSTRUMENT DESIGN
PERFORMANCE CONTROLS
Dynamics
Easy, real-time adjustment of loudness and intensity (MIDI CC1) for Tremolo articulations (rolls)
Attack
Increases the fade-in time per note, affecting the hardness of the initial transients
Release
Applies an additional envelope to the fade-out phase of the notes
Tuning
Sets the overall pitch of the instrument(s) – matching drum tone to your track’s key can help fit it into your mix
Velocity
Controls the dynamic range of the MIDI notes
MIXER AND EFFECTS
Microphone Mixes
Independent controls for Stereo, Close, Mid, Far, and Spot mixes with volume, pan, and output routing options
ADDITIONAL CONTROLS
- Drum Head Resonance Simulation (DHRS) takes previous notes into account and triggers a sample with the appropriate 'drum head ringing' level
- Per-instrument volume, pan, and tuning controls let you adjust the individual elements of all PERCUSSION kits
- Non-tuned percussion instruments have velocity layers mapped to different MIDI keys, allowing consistent levels when playing live and offering other creative opportunities
- Round-robin mode switchable from Cycle to Random
ARTICULATION SET UP
- Multiple articulations – such as regular hits, crescendos, and flams – mapped to different MIDI keys
- Articulation variations such as center hits or edge hits are available
- Articulations affected by the variation selection marked with diagonal lines in Mapping view
Symphony Series Percussion
A set of 55 orchestral percussion instruments – ideal for orchestral scoring or pop and electronic production.
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Symphony Series Percussion at a glance
| Product type: | Sampled orchestral percussion instruments |
|---|---|
| Number of libraries: | Available in two versions as SYMPHONY SERIES or SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS |
| For use with: | Free KONTAKT PLAYER or KONTAKT |
| Download size: | 29GB - SYMPHONY SERIES / 4GB - SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS |
| System requirements: | Free KONTAKT PLAYER or KONTAKT. Please also see the KONTAKT PLAYER system requirements and the KONTAKT PLAYER FAQ. |
| User Manuals: | DOWNLOAD SYMPHONY SERIES - PERCUSSION MANUAL DOWNLOAD SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS - PERCUSSION MANUAL |